Bessie Marie Britton

Brief Life History of Bessie Marie

When Bessie Marie Britton was born on 23 June 1895, in Big Island, Marion, Ohio, United States, her father, Asa McNabb Britton, was 36 and her mother, Anna Louise Baker, was 31. She married Lewis Stanton Busler on 15 May 1913, in Hardin, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Claibourne Township, Union, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Richmond, Salem Township, Jefferson, Ohio, United States in 1935. She died on 5 October 1935, in Marion, Marion, Ohio, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Marion, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Stanton Busler
1893–1960
Bessie Marie Britton
1895–1935
Marriage: 15 May 1913
Ruth Adeline Busler
1914–1997
Daisy Jeanetta Busler
1915–2008
Frank Edward Busler
1922–1981
Lewis Stanton Busler
1925–1981
Charles Daniel Busler
1929–2020
Laura Delores Busler
1932–2004

Sources (23)

  • Rissie Rusler in household of Louis Rusler, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Bessie M Britton, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Bessie Britton, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Breton , and ethnic name for a Breton, from Old French Breton, the oblique case form of Old French Bret; compare Brittain and Brett .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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